Corn-husking machine



May 1o, 1927.

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WILLIAM .W11M0JRIELAJL 0F MORRAL, 0253210. ASSGNOB.- QF O Tl'E-HALF T0 SAMUEL MGRRAL, 'OF IVIORRAL, OHO; f

CORN-HUSK3NG MACHENE.

This invention relates to corn huslring machines and is designed more particularly tor removing the lintts trein and -hnslring green corn;

v@ne object ot the. invention is to provide a hnslingniachine adaptedtto remove kthe vbutts 'trein ot cor-n :and then husk vthe saine, lwhich will 'he siinp'le -in kits Constr-ucvtion' and conipact in itsl arrangement.

y A fn-rtiherohject .ot the invention isfto provide Suchemachine in which thehuslrin Vrollers will extend lengthwi se thereofand `whicl'r willhe.inovided with inea-ns tor pre- :ieiitinoA the s transversely ot their length to the hntt reignoving ions and tor presentingthe rollers.

it. tin-ther -ohject et the invention is to provide such a machine with an improved torni o'tgagingr device.

A further ohiectotithe invention is to provide sii-ch a corn hnslingfrnachine :which will have-e lz-xroe capacity;.andto'thisend it is also anfohjectot the invention to provide the nr chine with mechanism tor loperating lsinoulteneonsly on twovseriesv ot ears ot corn.

@ther ohjects oit the invention will appear es the mechanism is described in rdetail.

ln the vaccoinpanying drawings Fig. l is a top plan view. partly liro'lren away, of a `machine enihinhiingv i y invention; Fig. 2 is a side eleva-tion..partly broken away7 `ot the .inecl'xanisin shown in Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a plan view ot a portion of Vone pair 'of hnsking rolls; F l isa. section'taken on the line Al-Ll ot lligg. B; Fig. 5 is a'section talren the line 5 oit Vl41 2 with the Vhrnsh on'iitt ed; Figi. 6 is a transverse section taken through theV hnslting rollers of Fig. Qv and shoving` the brushes associated therewith; Fig. "Y is a side elevation etica portion et the machine showing' a inodilied arrangement of the hns ,rollers; Fig. 8 isa verticalseo tional view showing; a tnrther moditicetion ot the. lnislring devices; Fie. 9 is-,ahori- :costal section teken on theline 9e?) ot Fig. rl; end Figi. l() is a vdetail view ot one ot the lnisk loosening devices. v y

these drafiving's I have lillustrated certainv einhmliinents ot niy Ainvention k'but it l he understood that-1 these embodiments vl heen chosen toi-'the purpose eti-illustration only and thet'the inechanisrn may saine lengthwise tot-he hnsking take'various forms without departingtroni the spirit oit the vention.

machine :here shown comprises a The niain trani e l. preterahly mounted on standards 2 and having' an ear .supporting ,strncture or tehle 3 on which the ears inayloe placed by hand, Aor otherwise, preparatory te the hotline` and hashing! operations. Arranped alongside et the table 3, near vthe discharge end thereof, is 'a butt removing vice whiclnin the present instance.;con s -ot va krotar;T cutter 4 mounted on a ensverse shaft which is jonrnaled in vbrackets 6 carried Ihythe inain Ireineend driven hy a sprocket chain troni `a'snitahlc part et the driving mechanism. 1Cooperating` with this rotaryciitteris a cutter 'nr 8 mounted adjacent to the edge ot the .tahleand snhstantially in the plane thereof.

The present n'iachine comprises what is known adouhle hnslrer end to this end the hnttingA and huslrine devices are shown in duplicate at the respective sides of the n'iechine. lnasn'inch Les these devices are identical in their construction it .will he necessry to describe 1ont one otthern and .it will be understood that this description applies to `hoth sets ot devices.

rihe veers ot corn which ,areiplaced upon the ytalile `are fed to the ybutt removing device lv :nichos ot a suitable conveyor which inovcs the ears .along the table transversely to their length. Preferably this conveyor 1-.ompr-ises a peir ot sprocket chains Q which extend about sprocket wheels lOand ll; arranged at the respective ends ot the table ,and so positioned that the upper stretches ot Vthe two sprocket chains will lie suhstantiallyin the plane el the `table. The two chains are vconnected one to the other hy ineens ot cleats or tligrhts lwhich extend eci-oss the table so es to'travel over -the saine ond engage the ears ot .corn and thns move the ears to the hott removing j v. ,oe/rice. .n

The ears rere properly `positioned with relation `to .the butt removing device hy means .ot e device which enge., Ll

hle. This gaging har is here shown as having ite1 inner portion curved to :anse it to ron-form more or less to the shape olf the lintt oli the ear and its forward end is tapered to `guide the stein ol the ear onto the upper portion thereot'. Cooperating with this fixed gaging har is a g "ing roller l-fl; llanura;l a Spiral rih extending from end to end there ol and also tapered a its forward end to facilitate the entranee of the stem oli the ear between the same and the lined gag-iin: bar. rlhis roller is spared a short distanre ahove the fixed har and is: carried hv a shalt l5 mounted in Suitable hearings lo and li' and having at its rear end grared conne@ tion with the driving mechanism. The driving;l mechanism ol Saleh a character that; the roller will he rotated at sueh a speed that: the hut-t oli the xar nill he ad fanreil. duringl the hutt Severing operation, at sul stautiiallvT the same speed that' the hodv olt the ear advanced. thus preventing any tvi'istiing ot the ear n'hirh vvill canse it to hind ou the rutter. lh'e'lierahlv the gaging roller is movable ton-ard and from the fixed gagiug har to enahle it to are:nnnuidate it Seli to hut'tzs ol dill'erent' sfizos and to this end the hearings lt and 1T are slidahly mounted and are acted upon hv springs lS which tend to hold the Sante normallvv in it@ lrnvernmst'- position hut permit the roller to vield when an upward thrust' is exerted thereon. (inl)v a slight movement will he imparted to the hearing lT and this ivill not he sutiirient to disengage the driving gears.

rlhe ear is moved transversely linto engagement with the gaging device h v means` ol': a suitahle transverse ronvevor whirh. in the present iuetanee` eoinpriees an endlefes belt 19 mounted on drums Q0 vvhirh are ra ried hv haclels -l secured l'o the main Jaine and so arranged that' the upper Stretch o`l` the heit Will lie in sulistiantiall'v the plane of the tahle il. this tahle lieing proA vided with a transverse opening in which the helt is l ruled. .is the ears are :ulvaured h v the main Conveyor they will ho received hv the transverse conveyor 19 and moved endvvise into eonl'aet with the gagiug devicesq this transverse uiovenient' taking plarruithout; an)Y .interruption ol the 'Forward movement' o ll the ear?` hv the main Conveyor. it desired. Suitahle means may he provided lor holding the ear firmly in eontaift. with the transverse ronve'vor during the placing op` eration and in the present machine i have arranged above the transverse eonvo'vor a roller 2:2 which. ae here shown. is arranged ahove the outer drum QU ol the tainsverse conveyor and is earried hv a shaft jouw nailed in au elongated hearing or Sleeve Zsl. which is Carried hv an arm which. in turn, is rigidl)T secured to a sleeve Q6 Whirl; is jeurnaled on the Shaft l5 oli' the 'raving roller Stel, so that the hearing sleeve Ran-1l roller QQ mai7 have movement in suhstantiall Y a vertieal plane to permit' the roller to he lifted hy and tio rest upon the ear, the lforivard end ot'` the roller heing tapered to permitV the ear to engage the same and im part", vertial movement thereto. The roll er iS poffiliveljv rotztrd hv means o'l' z sprorliet chain i?? \vhi 'h extends aliout a siret-hel wheel on the .shatt and z si'norlveti ivheel QS) on the shaft' l5. ll desired husk loosening lev'res may he mounted adjacent to the rollers` :22 and l have here shown ilat springs 5l extending ahove the paths ol the estre1 and provided with spurs or teeth to engage the hoehe.

The ears of eorn are arried to and past the butt removing deviee and are then delivered to husking rollers 30 arranged hejvond the butt removing devices, and in the present machine heneath the table $23, and extending leligthwise ot the main trame oilA the machine. The ears are delivered from the tahle 3 to the hashing rollers I )artly h v gravity and partly h v the action of the main rouvevor and to this: end a rurved rhuto extends l'rom the discharge end ol' the t'ahle 3 tio the husliing rollers` this chute heing curved ahout the axis ot the rear Sprocket vvheel ill so that the flights 'l2 of the eonvevor will move through the ehute and will Carry the ears therefrom onto the hueliing rollers, and in that 'lortu ol'; the device shown in Fig. Q will positively move the ears throughout the length oi' the hir-lving rollers. In the in'esenty arrangement: the diselnn'ge end o'l' the tiahle -l is curved ahout the axis o'll the sprorlvrt Wheel ll. ("ooperating with the curved end ol the lahlo is the .main ehnte Whirh eoinprises a guide plate l which extends trom a point aliov(` the aXiS of" the rear sprorlol wheels ll to a point adjzuzent to (he reeeiviiur ends ol the husliil'ig rollersl ltl. rlhis guide plate or ehute is .spared from the sproenel wheels l1 a distanee sullieient to permit; ol th l free movement ol the lligzjhts l2 through thi` saine. .As the ears of roi-n are moved to thaI discharge end of the tahle thruY vvill drop into the ehute and will move liv gravit)v partiallv through the ealne and ivill he engaged h v the llighte lo eoniplete their inovemenl` and deliver the saine to the huslving rollers. lnasuuu'h as the ears are presented to the butt removing derive in a position trans-- verSe to their line oli movement and must he presented to the huslving rollers in a 'position parallel with the line oll movement it; is neeessarv that some means he provided for turning the ear at'ter it passes the hutting device and lietore it engages the luislving rollers. To arrolnplish this l have ar tinged ahove the tahlo 3 a reterding device, such a spring 59ey which Will en gage the large or outer end of the ear just' the saine passes about the curved die- Uil lou

charge end of the table 3 and will so retard the movement of this end of the ear that the point of the ear will drop downwardly into the chute 3l by gravity, thus turning the ear into a position in which it will extend substantially `lengthwise ol the chute. It the ear does not free itselt from the retarding device by its own weight it will be engaged by the 'following flight l2 of the conveyor and forced out ot ein gagement with the retarding device so as to permit it to continue its movement through the chute. In order to maintain the ear in this position as it travels through the chute the latter is provided with a channel or guideway of a width less than the' length of the ear so that after the ear has been turned to its lengthwise position it will be retained in that position until it is delivered to the husking rollers. In the n present mechanism which. as has been stated section being provided with constitutes a double husker, the chute 3l has its intermediateportion extended inwardly, as shown at 32, so as to constitute in effect a partition which divides` this chute into two guideways or channels 33 adapted to receive the ears respectively trom the two butting devices and to deliver the same to the respective pairs of husking rollers. Ribs 56 may be arranged at the inner edges ot the channels to more etlectively retain the ears therein. The flights 12 ot the main conveyor have their outer edges recessed to conform substantially to the shape ot the chute7 so that there will be just enough clearance between the same and the wall ot the chute to permit the tree movement ot' the conveyor through the chute. is the ears are moved `onto the husking rollers they are engaged by a brush 34 which tends to press them firmly into contact with the husking rollers so that the latter will grip the husks and tear the same loose. As here shown, both brushes 34 are mounted on a shaft 35 which is supported in bearing brackets '36 carried by the main trame. This shatthas secured thereto a series otI radial lingers 37 which are arranged to be engaged by the flights 12 on the main conveyor and actuated thereby to impart rotatory movement to the brushes. After the ear passes bey-ond the brush 34 it is moved beneath a plate 38 which is so arranged above the lmsking rollers that it will retain the ear in proper relation thereto as it is moved along the same by the conveyor. By the time the ear reaches the tor fard end ot' the husking rollers all the husk has been stripped therefrom and the husked ear is discharged through a chute 39.

The husking rollers may be ot' any suitable character but. as here shown. each roller is made up otl a series of sections 40v` each longitudinal. ribs or corrugations. The adjacent ends of the sections of each roller are spaced apart and in one roller the spaces between the adjacent sections form circumferential grooves 4l while on the other roller toothed wheels 4Q are mounted in these spaces and project slightly beyond the periphery ot the roller so as to enter the corresponding grooves 4l in the companion roller. thus serving to loosen the husk so that it can be more readily gripped by the rollers.

It willbe obvious that the husking rollers may be arranged in any suitable manner and in Fig` 7 I have shown the saine. as sloping downwardly from the discharge 'end of the chute 3l so that the ears o'l corn will bc caused to more along the husking rollers by gravity. In this instance a brush 43 is arranged above the husking rollers to press the ears into firm engagement therewith and is preteiabhv positively rotated by connection with a suitable part ot' the driving mechanism. the driving connection not being here shown.

In Figs. 8 and 9 I have shown 'another modification otl the husking mechanism in which the longitudinally extending husking rollers 3() are arranged in an inclined position so that the ears will move alongl the same by gravity7 but in this instance I have interposed between the longitudinal husking rollers and the chute a pair ot' transversely extending husking rollers across which the ears will be moved transversely by the main conveyor. In this torni ot' the mechanism the chute leading from the butt removing device to the husking rollers, as shown at 44, of uniform depth so that the ears will move through the same transversely to their length. The lower portion ot the chute is extended to form a table 45 which is provided with a transverse opening in which are arranged a pair ot husking rollers, 46, extending transversely to th-e direction ot' n'iovement ot the conveyor 9 and which may be operatedtrom any suitable part oi the driving mechanism. The brush 4T arranged above the husking rollers 4G presses the ear into tirm engagement therewith to enable the rollers to grip the husk and remove it from the ear. These rollers, however.r will strip only the coarse outer husk trom the ear and the, longitudinal rollers 30 are relied upon to remove the remainder of the husk. The ear `moves over the husking rollersl 4G onto the forward end ot the table 45 and are delivered trom that table onto the husking rollers 30. In order to turn the ears and present the same to the husking rollers 30 in a position substantially parallel therewith I have cut away the interino( iate portion ot the table 45 and have depressed the same to form a guide or chute 48. As the ear advanced beyond the upper end ot the chute 48 one end ot the ear will drop down that chute but the other end ot the ear will be held Til 'ill

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against downward movement hv the Side nor tion or flange o'l` the table thnsi eansiingf the eer lo turn and move down the chute entliviot. 'lfjl le:-'ired. means` may he provided lor 1'0- tarding one end o l' the enr and in the present machine l have arranger ahove the horixon tnl onter portion oi the lalile l5 a reim-dine' device dll whieh is prelerahl'v in the Vl'orin ol' a vieldahle arm and which engages the large outer end ot the ar to r la 'd ita` niovcinen. The relardingv device ie so arranged that. itl will engaee the ar just ai: the inner portion ol the rar moves over the eut-awa;v portion o'l` the tahle. Consequentl \v the point of the ear will drop down the chute hy gravity. and. due to the retardingr action ol the arm 9 on the outer end ot' the ear. the ear will turn into a longitudinal niwition and will he delivered to the lili-lainel rollers Z-ll in that position. .X guide trip tl ex'ends alone; the husling ri'illerrrr 3l) to retain the cai. in proper position thereon.

The operation ol the nnwhanisin will he apparent :from the l'tn'eeoinej deecription and it will he understood that when the machine in operation an ear ot' corn i 1 placed on the tahle l in advaine ol' eafh l'lijght ot the main eonvevor. with il` hott end ontward. ll'rhere he mechanism enihodied in a douhle hooker there will. o't ciniree. he two ear` placed in ad ance of cach l'liolit` one at` each A@ide o lE the tahle and each with it4 lutti end ontwvard. .XS the ciinvevor advances the xar is moved transversely Ato itel length onto the traneverse conve' \or l0 whiz-h nieve.` the hott cnd thereof.l into contact with the gaefiiig device which properly nos l same time; lne with relation to the hott removing device .Qo that the t'nrther nioveinent: o the ear h v the main ronvevor will move the same past the lintt removingl device and caue the lmtt to he removed therefrom. Aliter Jthe lnitt has heen removed the ear will he delivered to the chute lll and in that Ytorni ot the nierhanim yaliown in Figs. l and .2 will he turned so that ii will move lenggjthwie through the chute and onto the hnslinfj rollers. ln that 'torni oll the device shown in Fie. S the ear not turned until it han passed through the main chut and across the tiainnverse hneliinn roller4 at'ter which il in turned and preSenled lengthwise to the longitudinal husking rollers. lait in each instaure the ear is t-nrned :xl'ter it passes the butt removingT device and liel'ore it is presented lo the longljitudinal lnrfking rollers.

llhiie l here shown and descrihed one einhodiment ol in v invention l wish it to he uinhwtood that l do not desire to he lin'ited to the det-.dh thereoil' as various4 modifications ma)v ocenr to a person skilled in the irrt.

Having' now l'ully described my inven tion. what l claim as new' and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. ln a Corn husking` machine, a butt removing; device. a pair of lnifiliiing:` vollero errangefl helow :raid hull'J removing device :ind extendingl lengthwise ol" said machine, a ingle conveyor lor moving; an ear ol corn iraiieversely lo iteI lengrth past said butt Vinoiine; device and alonef Said hnskingf roller :ind moanaA internofwed helween Said, lnitt removing` device and Said hunline roller l'or tu ning said ear and eausing; the. name to he presented to said hnslii'igr rollerl in :i position substantially parallel therewith.

,lln a corn huskine' machine. a hutt: re moving device. a i air ol hnelingr rollers ar- 'auegei'l helow Said butt reniowingi` device and extending! lengthwise ot #ad machine, ar

chute to reeeiv.x an ear of eorn 'liroin whieh the huit ha1 heen removed and deliver the same to said hnskinfg rollers. ineens for moving: .iid Aar ol corn transversely to iti,l lengthto said butt removing' device and to said chute. and means Jfor tinning.;l said ear to a position in which it vill extend lengthwise o'l" the line ol" itisl lnovcnient.

il. ln a corn hooking machine, a hott removine device. a pair of hnsline rollers ar ranged helow said hott removing device and extending lengthwise of said machine, a chute to receive an ear oli eorn 'lroni which the hott has4 heen removed and deliver the saine to :and hnslingr rollers. means tor moving Said ear ot' corn transverael'y to its length to .said hott relnmi'in;`- device and to Said chute. and means 'lor retarding the inovenient olf one end of Said ear to 'anse the saine to assume a position in which it` cX- tends lengthwise ot said line of movennnt.

4l. ln a eorn hooking-1 lnaehine. a hott re moving device. a pair of hooking' roller# arranged helow said butt removing device and extendinej lengthwise o'li Said machine. a curved chiite to receive an ear o'l eorn from which the hutt hanl heen removed and deliver the :saine to said hueltine rollers. a conveyor to move Said ear transversely to its lenel'l'l to laaid hott removing device and to deliver the saine to said hooking vollero. and meal` to turn Said ear alter the hutt has heen removed thereliroin and cause the saine to he rn'enenled to said hiwhinif rollers h v said eonvcvor in a position z-inhstantiall-v pafallel with said hashingl rollers.

5. In a corn hnskinn' machine` a lmtt removingdevice. a pair oli hijinliing rollers arraligfeiil helow said hntt removing' device and extentflinel lengthwise oi: said machine. a table lo Support an, ear oi' eorn alter the holt has heen removed therefrom. a conveyor to more an ear ot cornA transvereeI i7 to itS length to said butt removingr device and alone' said tahle. a chute leading- Atroni laaid table to said husline' rollers. and a retardiny; device arranged adjaeent to s: id chute to engage one end ol said ear and eause the sinne to he turned into a1 position anb- Htl lll)

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stantially parallel with its line of movement.

6. In a corn huslring machine, a butt removing` device, a pair ot bushing rollers arranged below said butt removing` device and extending lengthwise ot said machine, a curved chute to receive an ear ot corn from which the butt has been removed and deliver' the same to said husling rollers, a conveyor to move said ear ot corn transversely to its length to said butt removingl device, said conveyor moving through said chute and serving to deliver said ear to said husking rollers, and a device arranged near the upperl end ofsaid chute to retard the movement otone end ot ear as the other cnd moves downward by gravity andthus cause said ear to be turned to a position lengthwise ot its line oi' movement.

7. ln a corn bushing machine, a butt removingI device, a paiil ot huslring rollers arrai'rged below said butt ren'ioving device and extending lengthwise o'll said machine, a curved chut-e to-receive an ear ot corn trom which the butt has been removed and deliver the same to said huslcing rollers, a conveyor to move said ear transverselyy to its length to the butt removing device and to move the same along said huslring rollers, means to turn said ear atteithe butt has been removed therefrom and cause the same to be presented to said bushing rollers in a position substantially parallel with said husking rollers, and means acting on said ear as it is moved alongl said rollers by said conveyor to press the same into lirm contact with said rollers.

8. In a corn huslring machine, a butt removing device, a pair of huslring rollers arranged below said butt removing device and extending lengthwise ot said machine, a curved chute to receive an ear ot corn trom which the butt has been removed and deliver the same to said husking rollers, a conveyor to move said ear transversely to its length to the butt removing device and to move the same along said husking rollers,

means to turn said ear aiter the butt has been removed therefrom and cause the same to be presented to said husling rollers in a position substantially parallel with said huslring rollers, a brush rotatably mounted above said huslring rollers, and means actuated by said conveyor tor rotating said bruslr.

9. In a corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a pair ot' husking rollers arranged below said butt removing device and extending` lengthwise of said machine, a curved chute to receive an ear of corn from which the butt has been removed and deliver the same to said husking rollers, a conveyor to move said' ear transversely to its length to the butt removing device and to move the same along said husling rollers,

means to turn said ear after the butt has been removed therefrom and cause the same to be presented to said huslring rollers in a position .substantially parallel. with said huslting rollers, a brush rotatably mounted above said husking rollers, substantially radial lingers connected with said brush and arranged' to be successively engaged by said conveyor to impart rotatory movementto said brush.

10. In a corn husking machine, a rbutt removing device, a pair of husking rollers, a conveyor to move ears of corn transversely to their length past said butt removing device and lengthwise along said husking rollers, and a. yieldable member rotatably supported above said husking rollers on an axis transverse to said huslring rollers and arranged to engage the ears and press them into i'irm engagement with said rollers as they are moved along` the same by said conveyor.

il. ln a corn husking machine, abutt removing device, a pair of huslring rollers, a conveyor to move ears of corn past said butt removing device and lengthwise of said basking rollers, a yieldable member rotatably supported above said husliing rollers and arranged to engage the ears and press them into firm engagement with said rollers as they are moved along the same by said conveyor, and means actuated by said conveyor for rotating said rotatable member.

12. In a corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a pair' of husking rollers, a conveyor to move ears of corn past said butt removing device and lengthwise ot said iusking rollers, a yieldable member rotatably supported above said huslring rollers and arranged to engage the ears and press them into tirm engagement with said rollers as they are moved along the same by said conveyor, and a guide extending lengthwise of said husking rollers beyond said rotatable member to retain the ears in proper relation to said husking rollers. A

18. In a corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a pair oit husking rollers arranged below said butt removing device and extending lengthwise of said machine, a curved chute extending from said butt removing device to said huslting rollers and having a channel of a Width less than .the length of said ear, a conveyor to move said ear transversely to its length to said butt removing device and deliver the same'to said chute, and a device arranged near the upper end of said chute to turn said ear and cause it to move lengthwise through the channel in said chute to said husling rollers.

14. In a corn husking machine, butt re moving devices arranged at the respective sides of said machine, a pair of husking rollers associated with and arranged below cachot said butt removing devices and exlendingI lengthwise ol said machine, a curved chiite leading from said had removing de vices lo said hashing rollers and having` sep-.irate channels formed therein lo receive lhe ears lirom the respective bnrl removing devices, a conveyor lo move die ears transversely ol iheir lenglh passi said buil removing devices and lo said chulo, and ni-ians lor lurning said ears lo canse lhem lo move through the respeeli'i c channelsI in the direci'zion ol.i their lenplh.

l5. In a corn hashing; machine, bnl'lV removing,` devices arranged at lhe ri :peclive sides olf said machine, a pair olI hnslfzino` rollers associaled `vvilh and arranged below each ol' said bulvl' removing` devices and extending lennlihwise ol" said machine, a curved chale extending' from said huir removing devices l'o said liusliingjl rollers, said chiite havingl a portion snhslantiallyv mid'ivay hemveen the laleral edges lhereoi lienl inwardlyv lo 'lorni a partition and having iis laleral portions shaped Lo provide channels belween the same and the inwardly bent poi-lion or said chulle, an endless conveyor comprisino` `rransvcrse iliirhts lo move .he ears olf corn lransverselv rolhcir long ilh pasl said indi removing' de vices io said chule, and means lor iin-ning,l said ears as the)r einer said chine lo canse lhe same lo move lhrongh the respoclive channels in lhe direction olf lheir length.

lll. ln a corn hashing machine, batt removing devices arranged ai lhe respective sides o l' said machine, a pair ol' hashing rollers associated vvilh and arranged below each oll said bott reinovinivi1 devices and efdendingay lengthwise oil said machine, a curved chute joil'endingr l`rom said bud remo ving` devices to said hnsiiinpj rollers, said chiite havingl a poi-lion snbsnintiallv inidvi'ajvv helivveen the laleral edges thereof, eenlinvvardlv io form a pariiiiion and having` its lateral portion si raped llo provide channels between the same and l'he inwardly lien porlilin ol' said chale, and a conveyor comprising; transverse [lights movable pasl said bulli removing devices, through said chido and lo said hoshimi` rollers, said lligijhls being;` Shaped to conform subflanlialljvv lo the ronlonr of said clinic, and means Vlor lui-.nine` lhe ears to canse lhe .same lio move through the respective channels in said chne in lhe direclion ol lilieir lennlll.

ll". in a corn hashingy machine, a bull rcmoving device, a pair ol hashing rollers arranged below said bntl' renniiving device and exlendinn; lcnglhivise oli said machine, a carved chulo 'lo receive an ear of corn 'from which lhe onli', has been removed and deliver ille saine lo said hashingl rollers, said chale liavingg portions ol ils curved vvall ben in wardljv lo provide llie :same with a lonnit-ndinal channel through which lhe car move:W a conveyor comprision transverse l'iighis arranged to more pasl said bali 'roneonazis movingl device and through said chute, said nights liavin` recesses in the outer edges izhcreo'l to conform them lo the contour of lilie ivali of said chute, and means lor turning the ear to canse irlo move through said channel in the direction of its length,

1S. ln a, corn hnsliini,Y machine, a butt removing device, a pair ol' hashing rollers arranged below said butt removinfl;` device and extending lengthwise olf said machine, a chulo io conveir the ears from said lenti; removinii device to said hashing rollers, a pair ol iraliever-sei)y exlendino' hashing` rollers arra aged in advance or said longitudinal huskinf;` rollers, a conveyor to move the ears o'l corn past said butt removingl device, over said transverse hashing;1 rollers and deliver Jdie same to said longitudinal hashing rollers, and means for turning the ear aller it has passed said transverse hashing rollers llo cause il: to he presenled to said longitudinal hashing rollers in a position parallel. therewith.

l5). in a corn hnslcing' machine, a hall; removing device, a, pair of husliini; rollers arranged helow said halt removing; device and eidending, lengthwise of said machine, a clinle to conve)T the ears from said butt removing device so said hashing rollers, a pair of transversely enleinlinal lnisliing rollers arranged in advance ol said longitudinal hushingr rollers, a conveyor to move the ears of corn past said bulli; removing device, over said transverse hoshimi rollers and deliver the saine lo said longiludinal hashing roll ers, a supplemental chnle leading,l from said main chille beyond said transversce hashing rollersn said main chate having a horizontal portion extending alongside of said supplemenl: l ehulte, and a relai-ding device to engage lhe end oi lilie e; r above the horizontal portion and canse the ear lo he turned as the oliher end ol said ear moves down .said supplemental chale.

il). in a corn husliingr machine, a lordi: removing device, a pair oi hashingl rollers arrangi'ed beyond said ballir .removing` device and exlendinpy iene hvviso of said machine, a chille lo convev cars of corn `from said hull; removing; device lio said huslfing rollers, a conveyor 'uo move ears oif corn past said bull; removing' device and (,leliver lhe saine, lo said hashing rollers, said chiite having' al'Y that end lliercof znljacenl lo said husldnnj rollers a lateral portion exlending forwardlyT bc.- vond llie end oi lhe chulo and :nlaplied to support one end oli the ear after the body oli the ear has passed lhe end ol' ile chute, thereby causing the ear io turn and io be delivered to the hashing; rollers in a posi'lzioin lengthwise iliercol.

2l. In a corn hashing machine, a bulli; removing device. a pair of husliner rollers arrang-ed bevond said hull removing; device and amending,- lengthwise oi said machine,

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a chute to convey the ears from said huttre- -moving device to said husling rollers, a pair lsaid transverse husking rollers and .deliver the same to said longitudinal husling rollers, a supplemental chute leading from said main chute beyond said transverse husking rollers, said main chute having a horizontal portion extending alongside ot said supplemental chute, to support one end of the ear and cause the saine to he turned as the other end thereof moves down said supplemental chute.

in a corn hus'lr'ing machine. a butt emoving device, a gaging device arranged adjacent to said butt removing` device to position the ear with relation thereto and coniprising a vertically yie'ldable gaging roller havingl a spiral rib 'to advance the butt ot the ear, a pair ot huslring rollers arranged below said butt removing device and extending lengthwise ot said machine, a chute leadingl from said butt removing device to said hilslring rollers, a conveyor to move the ear of corn past said. butt removing device a-nd deliver the same to said chute, and a. placing devicev to move the ear transversely of said conveyor and into engagement: with said gaging device. y

2?. In a corn lnisking machine, a. butt moving device, a gaging' device arranged adiaceiit to said butt removing device and comprising a, normally stationary gaging har, a vertically yieldahle spiral roller arranged above said lgaging bar and cooperating` therewith, a pair of husking rollers arranged below said butt removing device and extending lengthwise of said machine, a chute leading from said butt removing device to said huslzing rollers, a conveyor 'to move the ear of corn past said butt removing device and deliver the same to said chiite, and a placing device to move the ear transversely of said conveyor and into cngageinent with said. gag'ing device.

24. In a corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a conveyor to inove an ear olI corn transversely to its length toward said hutt removing device, a gaging device comprising a normally lixed gaging bar, a spiral roller yieldably mounted alcove said raging har and cooperating therewith, and a transverse conveyor to engage said ear as it is advanced hy the irst mentioned conveyor and move the hatt end thereofinto engagement with the gaging device.

In a corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a. pair ot husking rollers located near said hntt removing device and extending length 'ise of said machine, a si `gle conveyor for moving` an ear of corn transversely to its length to and past said lbutt removing deviceand along said husking rollers, and means for turning said ear after the butt has been removed therefrom and causing the same to loe presented to said husking rollers in a position substantially parallel therewith.'

26. ln av corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a pair of huslring rolle-rs arranged beyond said liu-tt ren'ioving device and extending lengthwise of said machine, means 'or moving an ear of corn transversely to its length to and past said butt Hanoi-'ing device yand means tor retarding the move-ment of .one end of 'said car oit' corn after it has `passed said butt removing` device, thereby 'ausi-ng the ear to turn and be presented to said Ihusling rollers in a position lengthwise thereof.

2T. In a corn huslring machine, a butt lre,- moving device, a pair of husking rollers -arranged beyond said butt removing device and extending lengthwise of said machine, a. chute to receive an ear ot' corn from said butt removing device and deliver the saine to said husling rollers, means 'for mov-ing said ear ot corn transversely to its rlength to saidhntt removing device and to said chute, and means for causing said ear to turn after it has passed said butt removing device so that it will be presented to said huslring rollers in a position lengthwise thereof.

28. In a corn huslring machine, a butt removing device, a pair ot' husking rollers arranged beyond said butt removing Adevice and extending lengthwise of said machine, a chute to receive an ear of corn from said butt removing device and deliver the. same to said husking rollers, means for moving said ear of corn transversely to its length to said butt removing device and to said chute, and a device to engage one end ot said ear ot' corn and retard the movement thereof as the other end of said ear is advanced, thereby causing the carto turn into a position suhstantially parallel with its line of movement.

29. In a corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a pair of husking rollers arranged near said butt removing device, means to guide the ears from said butt removing device to said liusking rollers, a pair of transversely extending husking rollers arranged in'advance otsaid longitudinal husking rollers, a conveyor to move ears of corn past said butt removing device` over said transverse huslting rollers and to deliver the same to said longitudinal husking rollers, and means for turning the ear after it has passed said transverse husking rollers to cause it to be presented to said longitudinal husling rollers in a position parallel therewith.

30. In a corn husking machine, a butt removing device, a conveyor to move an ear of corn transversely to its length and past said butt removing` device, a gaging device comprising` a normally fixed gaging bar, a Spiral roller yieldably mounted above Said gagging har and coopei-ating therewith, and mean v to engage said ear ae it is advanced by the iirst meiitioned conveyi'ir and move the butt end ther-coi into engagement with the gagging' device.

3l. ln a machine for hnslring two tiles of ears o't corn, the combination oi two buit reini'nf'inr devices` and means located between the two butt renioving devices for carrying]r the ears in adjacent parallel tiles to and beyond the .respective butt removingdevicee, ol two paire ot hoelang' rollers` located lengthwiee oi said niachii'ie, menne` for can ingl the ears otA one lile to be delivered to one pair only of the hnsking rolls and the ears` oi the other tile to be delivered to the other pair only of Said rollers.

232. In a machine tor hashing' two [iles ol ears of corn, the combination of two lmtt :removing devices and mean` located between the two butt removingl devices tor carrying the ears in adjacent parallel lilee to and bev vond the respective butt removing devices, ot two pairs of huslzing rollers located length- :meinem wise ol said machine, means for causing the ears of one ille to be delivered to one pair only of said hnsking rolls and the ears of the other tile to be delivered to the other pair onlyY ol said husking rolle, and meane` ior turning` the ears flo they will he pre- .eenied lengthwise with the said hnekin,y rolls.

Sil. In a machine for hashing); two tiles of ears of corn, the combination ol two butt reinoviirtg` devices and means located between the two lnitt. ren'ioving devices for carryii'ig the eare in adjacent parallel iiles traneversely to and beyond the respective hott removing devicesi, ol two pairs oi linsking rollers located lengthwise ot' .said machine, means for causing the ears ol one tile to be delivered to one pair onlyV of said hnelcing rolls and the earel ot the other iile to he delivered to the other pair onlY of .said hashing rolle, and means 'for retardin` the movement of one end oi each ear to cause the saine to assume a position in which it extends lengthwise ol its line oiE movement.

,ln testimony whereof, lf alii); my signataire hereto.

lli'lLLIAM lV. MORRAL. 

